SUSANNA Reid, who was recently voted the most popular BBC Breakfast presenter of all time, looks back at her first year on the red sofa.

IT'S been almost a year since BBC Breakfast moved from London to its new home in Salford, Manchester. Fears that the show would not secure the same high–profile guests that it did when based in the capital seem to be unfounded, and BBC Breakfast continues to maintain good viewing figures.

One person who seems happy with the move is presenter Susanna Reid, 42, who lives in London with her partner Dominic Cotton, director of communications for the charity UK Youth, and their three children: Sam, 10, Finn, nine, and Jack, seven.

Despite juggling home life with her job as one of Breakfast's main anchors, which also includes a 200–mile commute to the studio, Susanna insists she feels extremely lucky and thoroughly enjoys her work.

Here, she tells us what life is really like on that famous red sofa.

It's nearly a year since Breakfast moved to its new home in Salford – how has everything gone?

It's hard to believe it's almost a year, time has passed so quickly. It's remarkable how the team has managed to move the programme to Salford pretty much without a hitch. We're still securing key interviews and viewers are getting the same programme but with, perhaps, more of a national favour. All that's changed for me is the journey to work.

Yes, you commute daily from London – how are you finding it?

Fine. The key is being organised and practical. My approach to commuting is that there are people all over the country travelling long distances to work. What I do might seem unusual for someone on TV but it's not in the grand scheme of things. The train works well and the journey is surprisingly simple.

Is this the best period in your professional life?

Yes, it probably is. I'm now presenting the best morning TV programme with someone – Bill Turnbull – I am good friends with. Of course, there have been challenges in the past 12 months, but it's worked.

What's it like working with Bill?

Fantastic. He has so much experience. He's been a foreign correspondent and interviewed virtually everybody. What you want when you sit down on that sofa is to be with someone you can trust.

Susanna gets over-exicted when Juston Bieber agrees to follow her on Twiiter

My main goal is to get to the end of this week without spilling cofee down my front!

Susanna Reid

What's the best thing about working in Salford?

If you look at a guide book about the best things to do and see in Manchester, many of the highlights are in this area, including The Lowry theatre and gallery, Imperial War Museum North – it's a thriving area. There is a great energy among the people working here, too, which makes it a good place to be.

How do you relax on your days off?

Various ways. Friday night is always film night, though. We'll buy fsh and chips and rent a DVD or pick one from our own collection. Saturdays are busy because the kids play football or attend jiu–jitsu classes. Also, I'm training for the London Marathon so running takes up a chunk of my time of.

As Breakfast is live TV, have you had any embarrassing moments?

The trouble with live TV is that there will always be moments when people forget they've got their microphone on or are not sure which language is appropriate. The important thing is that you have a duty to your audience and so you need to make a suitable apology and ensure it doesn't happen again. There are defnitely moments I'd rather not revisit, including knocking coffee cups over.

You were recently voted most popular BBC Breakfast presenter of all time – how do you feel?

I'm flattered. Over the last 30 years, Selina Scot, Jeremy Paxman, Jeremy Bowen and Sophie Raworth have presented the show.

I see you even have your own Twitter fan club?

Yes, it's lovely. No presenter is going to feel bad about the fact they've got fans. I take my hat off to whoever runs my fan club.

What are your long–term ambitions – your own chat show, perhaps?

I'm not an ambitious person, I just think of myself as extremely lucky. My main goal is to get to the end of this week without spilling cofee down my front!